Flight of the long knives: Prigozhin’s report...

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History would suggest that the crash of Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane was an assassination. Our correspondent considers what the supposed death of the Wagner Group’s leader means for Ukraine—and <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2023/08/23/yevgeny-prigozhins-reported-death ...

Russian officials said on Sunday that genetic tests had confirmed that Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash last week. Just two months ago, Prigozhin led an armed rebellion in Russia, in a mutiny that lasted less than 36 hours. Now – many, including wes ...  Show more

The mysterious crash of a private jet outside Moscow is believed to have killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, the boss of the Wagner militia who led an armed rebellion against Moscow in June. 

Anton Troianovski, the Moscow bureau chief for The Times, explains what we’ve learned abo ...

Does the Wagner chief’s reported death strengthen the Russian president?Lyse, Vitaly and journalist Gabriel Gatehouse unpick the latest developments surrounding Wednesday's plane crash, and the presumed death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of the Wagner mercenary group.And Kre ...  Show more